Chapter 992: Using Force Against Europe
The problems in South America seemed very troublesome to Meng Hao.
However, when the problem was reported to Wu Changqing, Wu Changqing felt that this was a very easy problem to solve.
Hit the snake seven inches, find the seven inches of the Europeans, and that's it.
Europeans could abandon South America because it was not important to them.
But can they give up London, give up Paris, give up Madrid?
As long as they send a fleet to target those places and fire a few cannons, why don't they obediently take the initiative to sign a treaty to cede South America?
As long as there is no mainland Europe to transport guns and ammunition to the guerrilla war in South America, how long can those guerrillas last?
Although bombarding London and Paris is tantamount to an all-out war on the EU, so what?
Wu Changqing does not think that the EU is now determined to fight to the death with itself and risk its national destiny.
There is a high probability that the EU will choose to swallow its anger and abandon South America.
Even if the Europeans suddenly become smart and decide to fight Dahua to the end.
Wu Changqing is not worried. Dahua now has absolute military superiority. Now a full-scale decisive battle is nothing more than spending more money.
Moreover, once Europe is conquered, the entire world will have no rivals.
After making the decision, Wu Changqing summoned some ministers to listen to their opinions and brainstorm ideas.
The more people there are, the more comprehensive aspects will be considered.
For example, what will be the impact of a full-scale war with Western Europe?
How can the safety of citizens in Ceuta be ensured, and how much damage will be caused to trade with Western Europe...
After everyone discussed it together, they all felt that this battle could be fought.
In terms of trade, there will definitely be an impact, but it won’t be too big.
Currently, Dahua’s main consumer market is actually domestic.
After occupying India, India is also a consumer market with huge potential. The short-term loss of the consumer market in Europe will have an extremely limited impact on Dahua's economy.
As for the safety of Ceuta, you don’t have to worry too much about this.
Losing one Ceuta is nothing if the whole of Europe can be completely defeated.
If that doesn't work, you can also arrange in advance for the people in Ceuta to evacuate to strongholds in Egypt or South Africa.
After some discussion, Dahua's top leaders decided to use force against Western Europe to force Western Europe to give up its resistance to Dahua in South America.
At the same time, Meng Hao's policy suggestions for South America were also approved by some ministers.
After all, Dahua wants to dominate the world, so naturally it will not discriminate against Western Europeans.
Those private properties of Western Europeans in South America can also be recognized to a certain extent, just like Annan, India and other places.
Let those places be stabilized first and brought under the rule of Dahua.
Then boil the frog in warm water and eat away at the interests of those places bit by bit.
It doesn't take any clever means to state-owned those mineral resources, and you can control more than 90% of the wealth in those places.
When the time comes, you can handle those people however you want.
Politically and militarily.
After the direction was determined, Dahua began to formulate specific combat plans.
First, all armies attacking Persia ceased operations and moved to Karachi on the seaside, ready to be transported to Europe for combat at any time.
Naval bombardment alone may not bring Western Europe to its knees.
However, if an army of 60,000 to 70,000 people were mobilized to capture their capital, I am afraid they would not be able to remain calm.
"In this battle, we can only succeed and not fail. Therefore, I will fight in person."
Wu Changqing said suddenly.
These words shocked the ministers and made them puzzled.
Dahua has fought many foreign wars, but Wu Changqing has never been so excited.
Of course they didn't know how much Wu Changqing wanted to see the King of Great Britain and the Kingdom of France escaping and eating corn on the road.
Bombarded the city of London and burned the Louvre.
Wu Changqing didn't want to read boring messages about such interesting things. He wanted to participate in them personally.
"Your Majesty, you must not do it. Europe is thousands of miles away from China. The sea is dangerous and unpredictable. Your Majesty's body of gold is really not suitable for taking risks."
Ruan Dacheng knelt down directly and begged Wu Changqing to give up the idea of conquest personally.
Ruan Dacheng is now seventy-four years old, and his health is getting worse day by day. It has been determined that he will retire and return to his hometown this year.
At this time, he couldn't care less about the old bones and tried his best to dissuade him.
"Your Majesty, you absolutely must not do it. I am willing to ask for orders to go out on the expedition. If I cannot come back with a great victory, I am willing to die to apologize."
Tao Dongcheng immediately issued a military order.
With his current status in the military, there is actually no need to go to the front line to command in person, and there is no point in claiming credit because his position is already at the top anyway.
However, at this time, in order to prevent Wu Changqing's personal expedition, he would rather stand up and do something thankless.
Other ministers, whether they were civil servants or military generals, all knelt down and begged Wu Changqing to take back the idea of conquering the army personally.
Seeing this scene, Wu Changqing was also quite helpless.
After staying in Nanjing for a long time, he really wanted to go to the battlefield to do some activities.
More importantly, this is a competition with Europe.
This has some special meaning to him, it is his wish and fantasy for many years.
Now that he had the opportunity to realize this fantasy, how could he be willing to give it up.
However, Wu Changqing also understood that it was a very irresponsible move for him to go to Europe to fight in person.
The sea is dangerous and unpredictable, and if you encounter a big storm, it will be terrible.
With the current level of navigation, basically we can only pray when faced with a big storm.
Although the probability of this is very low, it does exist after all.
Moreover, there are many surprises on the battlefield. Even if it is the dominant side, it does not mean that people will not die.
"I have made up my mind, you can just make a detailed plan."
In the end, Wu Changqing was ready to act willfully.
"Your Majesty, think twice."
"I ask your Majesty to take back the order for the sake of all people."
"I want to remonstrate to death. If Your Majesty does not take back the order, I will never be able to kneel down."
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This time, the ministers were not so easy to compromise.
In the past, Wu Changqing wanted to conduct the Northern Expedition himself. Although everyone was not happy, in the end, considering that the danger was not great, they finally let Wu Changqing go.
But now, Wu Changqing is not going to Xuzhou and Suzhou, but to Europe, which is thousands of miles away.
The risks involved are simply too great.
"Don't do this with me. Dahua doesn't like this. I don't care whether you kneel or not. Anyway, don't delay what I've told you. Otherwise, follow the rules."
Wu Changqing said a harsh word and then walked away.
In Dahua's officialdom, kneeling has actually not occurred for a long time. This is the first time such a super ‘traditional’ admonishment has appeared.
Wu Changqing will not compromise, otherwise after these guys have tasted the benefits, won't they be ready to rebuke them in the future?